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Premium Times Atiku speaks on Tinubu’s 30-day fuel discount

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar questions the timing and effectiveness of the federal government's proposed 30-day petrol dis...

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Vanguard Recapitalisation: Labour Ministry charges banks to protect workers

By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Omotola Aremo The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has cautioned banks and insurance companies a...

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Vanguard CBN engages Singapore’s MAS, signs innovation MoU with GFTN

By Babajide Komolafe The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has undertaken high-level engagements...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s economy to grow at 4.3% in 2026 —World Bank

Nigeria’s economy is expected to ‌ grow by 4.3 percent in 3026 and rise to an average 4.4% from 2027 to 2028, according to the Wor...

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Vanguard Kidnapped Corps Members: Mother paid ₦3m ransom

One of the mothers of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State has recounted how she s...

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Vanguard Navy orders full military honours for late Commodore Adogu

By Kingsley Omonobi The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass, has directed that full military honours be accorded reti...

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Vanguard Nigeria loses $2bn yearly to cocoa value addition gap — FG

…production stuck at 300kg per hectare annually despite improved seedlings — CRINBy Cynthia Alo & Kafayat KokumoThe Federal Govern...

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Premium Times INEC to display voter register, distribute PVCs in 168 Taraba wards

The one-week exercise, which will run until 16 October, will allow registered voters to verify their details, collect available PV...

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Premium Times Plateau among states seeking $500m ACReSAL funding boost

Plateau State is among eight states in northern Nigeria supporting a proposed $500 million additional financing for the Agro-Clima...

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Vanguard UNGA, SDGs: Beyond the jamboree, where are results?

UNGA has come and gone. The flags have been lowered, the motorcades have disappeared, the bilateral meetings are over and the Nige...

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Vanguard Insurers pay N347bn claims despite N10.9bn premium decline

By Rosemary Iwunze Claims paid by insurance companies rose by 0.1 per cent, year-on-year, YoY to N346.87 billion in the first half...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 9, 2026

The Nigerian currency maintained a relatively stable trajectory across foreign exchange windows, balancing movements between the o...

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Vanguard Lagos’ War on Beggars: 911 arrested, but streets keep calling

Beneath the crackdown lies a harder reality: poverty, disability, homelessness, migration and unemployment continue to push people...

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Premium Times US pressured EU to withdraw sponsorship of disinformation conference

That panel is called “USA as a FIMI threat: adapt, acknowledge, push back.” FIMI refers to “foreign information manipulation and i...

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Premium Times FG to negotiate ₦1,350 petrol price ceiling as global oil shock drives pump prices

The Minister said the Federal Government is negotiating a ₦1,350 per litre ceiling on the ex-gantry or landing cost of petrol to l...

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Premium Times Forgotten schoolchildren of Borno

Starting with just one incident under former President Goodluck Jonathan, school abductions worsened under late President Muhammad...

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Vanguard Insurers pay N347bn claims despite N10.9bn premium decline

Experts are of the opinion that the figures indicate that while insurers generated less premium income during the period under rev...

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Vanguard How we paid millions for release of NYSC members —Parents; We’re not aware – Imo govt

“Not a single person was responsible for securing the release of our children. The parents, friends and support from people online...

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Vanguard Mental health: Nigeria’s action gap comes under scrutiny

Nigeria’s response to mental health challenges facing its youth comes under fresh scrutiny today at the the 4th Vanguard Mental He...

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Vanguard FG offers petrol at N1,350 for next 30 days

"Our estimate is that the exchange rate could approach N3,000 to the dollar within months, and so-called subsidised petrol would c...

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Vanguard Edo Diaspora group carpets Dokubo over N2.7trn pipeline surveillance claim

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—The Edo in Diaspora Media Group, Thursday, challenged former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, to pr...

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Vanguard Trading children as commodities in Benue

Thousands of residents have fled their ancestral homes, leaving families and children struggling for survival in unfamiliar enviro...

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Vanguard Cartoon: Even the gods are hungry

Read Also: FG offers petrol at N1,350 for next 30 days Vanguard News The post Cartoon: Even the gods are hungry appeared first on...

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TechCrunch Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls

“Is Ambani the real boss of India?” Elon Musk asked as he questioned why Starlink has yet to launch its satellite internet service...

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